Background
Balows, Albert was born on January 3, 1921 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Lazerus and Anna (Kleiner) Balows.
Balows, Albert was born on January 3, 1921 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Lazerus and Anna (Kleiner) Balows.
Bachelor in Biology (Lowell scholar), Colorado College, 1942. Master of Science in Microbiology, Syracuse University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy (Haggin fellow), University Kentucky, 1952.
Microbiologist St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington (Kentucky) Clinic, 1952-1969. Director bacteriology division Centers Disease Control, United States Public Health Service, Atlanta, 1969-1981. Assistant director laboratory science Centers Disease Control, United States Public Health Service (Center Infectious Diseases), 1981-1988.
Director emeritus Center Disease Control, United States Public Health Service (Center Infectious Diseases), 1988. Assistant professor medicine University Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, 1960-1963, associate professor medicine and cell biology, 1963-1969. Professor laboratory medicine Emory University School Medicine, 1970-1998, professor laboratory medicine emeritus, 1998.
Professor biology Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1970-1989. Lecturer American Society Microbiology Foundation, 1974-1976. Consultant clinical microbiology Veterans Administration Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, 1965-1969.
Medical Service Corps Department Army, 1973-1979. Chair expert panel World Health Organization International Collaborating Center for Research Syphilis Serology and Immunology, 1974-1982. Board directors World Health Organization International Collaborating Center for Research and Reformed in Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing, 1975-1982, World Health Organization International Collaborating Center for Research and Reformed in Diagnostic Methods and Materials, 1985-1988.
Member expert panels bacterial diseases, biological standardization, laboratory science World Health Organization, Geneva, 1977-1988. With United States Army, 1943-1946, with Medical Corps United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
(Book by Ornston, L. Nicholas, Balows, Albert)
(Book by Ornston, L. Nicholas, Balows, Albert)
Board of directors Lexington chapter National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1960-1964. With Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow American Academy Microbiology (Board of Governors 1973-1977, 89-, chairman 1975-1976), New York Academy Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Public Health Association, Infectious Disease Society American, American Academy Laboratory Physicians and Scientists.
Member American Society Microbiology (now emeritus, president-elect 1979-1980, president 1980-1981, council, also member of council policy committee 1974-1982, P.R. Edwards award for outstanding service furthering high professional ideals and standards in microbiology from S.E. branch 1987, elected honorary member 1988), American Society Clinical Pathology, Society General Microbiology, American Association of University Professors, Medical Mycological Society American, Society Applied Bacteriology, American Veneral Disease Association, South Control Association Clinical Microbiology (honorary), Association State & Territorial Public Health Laboratory Dirs. (honorary), Science Writers Guild, Sigma Xi, Blue Key, Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau Kappa Alpha, Zeta Beta Tau, B'nai B'rith.
Married Patricia Ann Barker, October 7, 1956. Children: Eve Ellen, Daniel Scott.